Priority 16 from the Electronic Cigarettes PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: How can hospitals better support patients to stop or reduce their smoking with the use of e-cigarettes? (JLA PSP Priority 16) | |
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| Overall ranking | 16 |
| JLA question ID | 0087/16 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
No research on this. Recently a trust in Birmingham has opened a vape shop in the hospital, but as yet there is no evidence on the effect this has had. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic health relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Can ecigs be effective in an acute hospital setting (general or mental health) to help reduce smoking rates (smokefree policies). ~ With the smokefree policy coming into force to ensure hospitals are smokefree, allowing patients to vape on site can help with them remaining smoke free at hospital. |
| Submitted by | 2 x Healthcare Professionals, 1 x Patient |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0087 |
| PSP name | Electronic Cigarettes |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 52 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 20 September 2019 |